Human Hours
 First edition | |
| Author | Catherine Barnett |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
Publication date | 2018 |
Human Hours is a 2018 collection of poetry and essays written by Catherine Barnett, published by Graywolf Press. The collection received positive reviews.
Development
[edit]Originally, Barnett intended to call the book The Accursed Questions.[1] Barnett first heard the term from poet Ilya Kaminsky, in reference to the "huge questions of humanity" addressed by "nineteenth-century Russian novelists".
Barnett drew inspiration from Ellen Bryant Voigt's collection Headwaters and Samuel Beckett's 1961 play Happy Days during the book's composition.[2]
Reception
[edit]According to literary review aggregator Book Marks, the collection received mostly "Positive" reviews.[3] A review in Publishers Weekly referred to the book as "elegantly understated".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Millner, Maggie (27 September 2018). "A Mind in Action: Catherine Barnett Interviewed by Maggie Millner". Bomb. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Seaborn, Heidi (2018). "Hope, Hypervigiliance, And Human Hours: A Conversation With Catherine Barnett". The Adroit Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Human Hours: Poems". Book Marks. Literary Hub. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Human Hours". Publishers Weekly. September 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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